This calculator estimates what a personal injury claim could be worth under Alaska law. It applies Alaska’s pure comparative rule, the two-year deadline to file suit and the insurance that usually pays, then shows the math line by line, including what you might take home after a lawyer’s fee.
Alaska caps non-economic damages, and the calculator applies the cap when your pain and suffering estimate passes it.
Fault. Alaska uses pure comparative fault. If a jury finds you 20% at fault, your award drops by 20%, and you can still recover something even if you were mostly to blame. Insurers still argue your share up, because every point of fault comes off the payout.
Deadline. You have two years from the injury to file a lawsuit in Alaska. A claim against a city, county or state agency usually needs written notice much sooner, sometimes within months. Missing the deadline almost always ends the claim, and with it your leverage to settle.
Insurance. Who pays depends on how you were hurt: auto insurance for a crash, a homeowner’s or business liability policy for an injury on someone’s property, or the at-fault party’s own assets when there is no insurance. The limit of that policy often sets the practical ceiling on a settlement.
Damage caps. $400,000 or $8,000 times the injured person’s remaining life expectancy, whichever is greater. For severe permanent impairment or disfigurement, $1 million or $25,000 times life expectancy.
Yes. Alaska uses pure comparative fault, so you can recover even if you were mostly at fault. Your award is reduced by your percentage.
two years from the injury in most cases.
Usually the at-fault party’s insurer: auto, homeowner’s or business liability coverage. The policy limit often sets the practical ceiling.
Yes. $400,000 or $8,000 times the injured person’s remaining life expectancy, whichever is greater. For severe permanent impairment or disfigurement, $1 million or $25,000 times life expectancy.